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On form and function of politeness formulae
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Katrin Schlund
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2. Juli 2014
Abstract
This paper focuses on the notion of politeness formulae in linguisticpoliteness research. It argues that the formal make-up of politeness formulaeis crucially motivated by their function. The major claim of this paper is thusthat there is a link between form and function of expressions of linguistic politeness.The usefulness of this account will be illustrated by the analysis ofempirical data from Slavic languages and German. Reference to Roman Jakobson’smarkedness theory will show that the choice of linguistic means is notonly dependent on concrete contexts (as is usually claimed in linguistic politenesstheory) but also motivated by the language system itself.
Keywords: linguistic politeness; politeness formulae; function of politeness; markedness theory; Slavic/Slavonic languages; German
Published Online: 2014-07-02
Published in Print: 2014-07-01
©2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin Boston
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- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Polite appearances: How non-manual features convey politeness in British Sign Language
- The role of prosody and gesture in the perception of mock impoliteness
- The face of others: Triadic and dyadic interactions in Korea and the United States
- Kiitos and pliis: The relationship of native and borrowed politeness markers in Finnish
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Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
linguistic politeness;
politeness formulae;
function of politeness;
markedness theory;
Slavic/Slavonic languages;
German
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Polite appearances: How non-manual features convey politeness in British Sign Language
- The role of prosody and gesture in the perception of mock impoliteness
- The face of others: Triadic and dyadic interactions in Korea and the United States
- Kiitos and pliis: The relationship of native and borrowed politeness markers in Finnish
- On form and function of politeness formulae
